Just shy of two years ago I traveled the well-worn path to Off Broadway to see The Incurables, my favorite St. Louis band currently playing out.  After a great set I settled in for a night of socializing with friends.  Then the next act started - Will Hoge, as I learned later.

Road-weary and facing a distracted crowd, this scruffy crew from Nashville gave it their all from the first note.  I tried to maintain the conversation I was having with friends but drifted off mid-sentence (sorry, guys!) to have a seat and listen...the kind of listening done at Jazz at the Bistro, where the staff will smack you for talking.


The passionate delivery captured my attention, but the songwriting hooked me for life. Epic drum tone, haunting steel guitar, and masterful use of dynamics all added to the magic.  I absorbed every drop of sonic honey into my soul.